Delivery and Carriage Charges - UK Mainland
At The Bosun’s Locker, we've made your delivery options easy.
We offer two postage rates across the site, Free Standard Delivery, which costs you nothing at all; and Priority Dispatch, which costs £5.99. Which option you choose is entirely up to you, Choose our free Standard rate if you're not in a hurry, or choose Priority if you want to recieve your order urgently. Where stock is available, we aim to post Priority items on the same or next working day that we recieve your order, whereas Standard orders are typically dispatched 2-5 days later.
This delivery policy is site wide, with the only exceptions being Hazardous Materials and any items of extra long length, for which a surcharge of £5.99 is made for mainland UK delivery. Other regions differ.
For deliveries to addresses other than UK mainland, see here
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Free Standard Delivery
The Bosun’s Locker FREE STANDARD DELIVERY option gives you free postage on orders of any value. Free Standard Delivery orders will take approximately 3 - 6 working days to arrive. Free Standard Delivery is available to most parts of the UK.
How do I select Free Standard Delivery?
You can choose your delivery options in your Bosun’s Locker Shopping Basket
Will I receive my order sooner if I pay for delivery?
Yes – We process orders where Priority Dispatch has been paid for first.
If you pay for Priority Dispatch, we will post the items we have in stock straight away with the remainder going on backorder. These items are dispatched when they have all come into stock, or after a week, whichever is sooner.
If you select Free Standard Delivery, we will dispatch all of the items on your order together, when they are all in stock. If we are still waiting for items after a week, we will post the ones we do have.
What if I want some items really quickly?
Pay for Priority Dispatch in the normal way – we will post your order as soon as we can and you should recieve the order in 1 - 3 working days.
What happens if my order is delayed?
We will wait for 5 days, then send the items we do have in stock. The remaining items will go on backorder
Items on backorder will be dispatched as soon as they arrive with no delivery charge.
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Priority Dispatch
The Bosun’s Locker PRIORITY DISPATCH option gives you priority shipping and handling on orders of any value. Priority Dispatch orders will take approximately 1-3 working days to arrive. We aim to post Priority Dispatch orders out on the day the order was placed but at peak times of the season this is not always possible. Delivery times are calculated in working days Monday to Friday. If you order after 4 pm the next working day will be considered the first working day for dispatch. In case of bank holidays and over the Christmas period, please allow an extra two working days.
But when will my order be dispatched?
If you order on a working day before 2pm GMT Monday – Thursday we aim to dispatch your order the same day.
If you order on a Friday or Saturday we may dispatch your order the same day but it may not arrive until the following week as not all postal services deliver at the weekends.
Priority Dispatch orders placed on a Sunday will be processed first thing Monday morning ahead of our weekend rush!
How much does Priority Dispatch cost?
UK Priority Dispatch costs only £5.99 per order regardless of weight, number of items or cost.
What advantages do I get with Priority Dispatch?
Speed! Priority Dispatch means we dispatch what we can, as soon as we can.
Priority Dispatch orders are picked and packed first.
If we don't have enough stock to fulfill all orders, stock is allocated to priority dispatch orders first.
Items we have in stock are sent out straight away with other items placed on back order for dispatch later.
You get your items as quickly as possible without waiting for the other items to come into stock.
You only pay once, even if we dispatch your order in multiple consignments.
Will I receive my order any sooner if I choose Priority Dispatch?
Yes - we process orders where Priority Dispatch has been paid for first.
If you pay for Priority Dispatch, we will dispatch the items we have in stock straight away with the remainder going onto back order. These items are dispatched when they have all come into stock or after a week, whichever is sooner.
If you select the Free Standard Delivery option, you may wait up to a week for your goods. We will dispatch all your items together when they are all in stock. If we are still waiting for items after a week, we will dispatch the ones we do have.
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Hazardous Materials
Such materials as classed by the Royal Mail being Hazardous, including Aerosols, Corrosive Substances, Flammable Liquids, Flammable Solids, Explosives, Oxidising Substances and Solvent Based Paints must carefully packaged and sent via licenced courier. As such, a surchage of £5.99 is levied.
How will I know if an item on my order is classes as Hazardous?
You will see the surchage on your order summary before you checkout.
Common hazardous items include Paints, Antifouls, Varnishes, Epoxies, Thinners, Flares and Rust Removers/Inhibitors.
How much will delivery of Hazardous Material cost?
If you selected our Standard Free Delivery, you will pay £FREE + £5.99 = £5.99.
If you selected our Priority Dispatch option , you will pay £5.99 + £5.99 = £11.98.
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Delivery and Carriage Charges - Non-UK mainland
Delivery to areas other than mainland UK unfortunately do not qualify for our Free Standard Delivery Option at present. For Priority Delivery, charges will be by quotation and you will be advised of them by email or by phone by a member of our e-commerce team, otherwise, our standard charges, as detailed below, will apply.
Europe
Standard Delivery will be charged at £14.99
Rest of World
Standard Delivery will be charged at £24.99
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